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Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) vs Pro (12-Core)

89 out of 100
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
VS
86 out of 100
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) with 14-cores against the 4.51 GHz Pro (12-Core) with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (3)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (12-Core) and (14-Core)
Advantages of Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • More powerful Apple M4 GPU (20-core) integrated graphics: 8.1 vs 6.5 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M4 Pro (14-Core)
vs
M4 Pro (12-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6050 5470
Cinebench Scores (52nd and 79th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 2250 MB/sec 2120 MB/sec
Clang compilation 187.5 Klines/sec 165.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 586.6 pages/sec 484.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 624.4 Mpixels/sec 486.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 367.3 pages/sec 368.5 pages/sec
Background blur 86.9 images/sec 84.2 images/sec
Photo processing 200.3 images/sec 189.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.5 Mpixels/sec 25.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 84 GOps/sec 70.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 85.5 GOps/sec 71.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 530M Primes/sec 460M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 54.9M Strings/sec 46.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23 GBytes/sec 19.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 487.6 MBytes/sec 409.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 5313 Frames/sec 4875 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 25.7B Matrices/sec 21.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 805 & 661 samples

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 36.5 PPW 37.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 492.2 PPW 539.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 825.7 PPW 860.8 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (TechWolf)Cinebench 2024171 / 1698
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-26 (cyw)Cinebench 2024172 / 1678
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Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-07 (skibidigomgom)Cinebench 2024172 / 1421
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-21 (TommyYOyoyo)GeekBench4066 / 21270
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-16 (Infrra)Cinebench 2024169 / 1297
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-23 (Amandeep)GeekBench3911 / 20685
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) and Pro (12-Core)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released October 29, 2024 October 29, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Apple M4
Integrated GPU Apple M4 GPU (20-core) Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Successor - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) - Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 10 8
P-Threads 10 8
Base Frequency (P) 4.51 GHz 4.51 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.59 GHz 2.59 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 12
Total Threads 14 12
Multiplier 45x 45x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 46 W 38 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (8th and 12th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (20-core) Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1578 MHz 1578 MHz
Shading Units 2560 2048
TMUs 160 128
ROPs 80 64
Execution Units 320 256
TGP 26 W 26 W
iGPU FLOPS
M4 Pro (14-Core) +25%
8.1 TFLOPS
M4 Pro (12-Core)
6.5 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core) compared to Pro GPU (20-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 16 16
Max. Memory Bandwidth 273 GB/s 273 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Further details
Notes on M4 Pro (12-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.2-A architecture.

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M4 Pro (12-Core) or Pro (14-Core)?
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CPUPro November 6, 2024 at 01:44 PM
Let's look at the performance. In CPU performance, around a 20% performance increase, and for GPU, 25%. If we look at the base price of the M4 Pro Mac Mini (1399) Multiply 1399 + (1399 x 0.2) 20% more price will result in $1678, or $279 more dollars for CPU performance. For the GPU: 1399 + (1399 x 0.25) = $1748, or $350 more dollars for GPU performance. If we look at the price, apple charges $200 for the higher 14 core, which is a good deal considering that 20% more of the price (CPU is $279) and 25% more (GPU) is $350. If you have the extra money to spend, get it. It is good value to get. If you are a light user, don't upgrade as you won't notice the difference.
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Jon November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
I agree that the 14 core version makes monetary sense. But I would recommend upgrading the RAM over the CPU first.
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InvestmentManagement November 28, 2024 at 12:54 PM
This isn't correct. The $1,399 isn't the price for just the CPU & GPU, it's the price for the entire computer, hardware and software. For your logic to work, you have to isolate the price of the CPU & GPU at base and then compare 20% or 25% of those to the $200 Apple charges for the step up.
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